ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Democratic state senator from Minnesota under pressure from his own party to resign over sexual harassment claims has hired an attorney, suggesting he has no plans to quit and intends to fight any ethics charge.

The allegations against Sen. Dan Schoen, who has served in the Legislature since 2013 and also works as a police officer in the Minneapolis suburb of Cottage Grove, were first reported by the online news outlet MinnPost . Schoen, 42, is accused of having made unwanted advances toward women and groping a woman from behind.